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    From JOE MACKEY@1:123/140 to DARYL STOUT on Thu Jan 9 06:36:46 2020
    Daryl wrote --

    he would to her "Hi Leah".

    That was a great place

    I've never been to a horse track.
    Some years ago a friend came to town and we went to the dog track.
    Neither of us had ever been there before. Phyllis would watch as the
    dogs were trotted out and say "Number six will win". And it did.
    This went on for five or six races. Each time she picked a winner.
    With the last race I told her I wasn't a betting man but we could share a
    $2 bet.
    We won something like 50 cents.
    I figured I would quit while I was ahead.
    I can say in all honestly I have won every bet at the races. :)
    Joe




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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JOE MACKEY on Thu Jan 9 15:57:00 2020
    Joe,

    I've never been to a horse track.

    I knew of Hialeah Park, only because my high school graduation class
    went their for class pictures. Arkansas has Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs,
    and their 2020 season starts soon.

    Some years ago a friend came to town and we went to the dog track.

    They also have greyhound racing in south Florida...and have it over in
    West Memphis, Arkansas.

    Neither of us had ever been there before. Phyllis would watch as the
    dogs were trotted out and say "Number six will win". And it did.

    Her alter ego wasn't "Claire Voyeant", was it?? <G>

    This went on for five or six races. Each time she picked a winner.
    With the last race I told her I wasn't a betting man but we could share a
    $2 bet.
    We won something like 50 cents.
    I figured I would quit while I was ahead.
    I can say in all honestly I have won every bet at the races. :)

    True.

    I haven't played the Arkansas Lottery in several months. But, when I
    played it, I played only once a month, just buying scratch off tickets,
    and spending no more than $5, win or lose.

    So many who "hit it big" pay a big price in so many ways, afterwards.
    Never mind those who can least afford it, spend everything they have on tickets.

    Daryl


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